- belief in angels
- belief in divine books of Allah
- belief in all prophets
- belief in the day of judgement
- belief in predestination
To pray (salah) 5 times a day, facing the Kaaba
- pre- dawn
- noon
- afternoon
- sunset
- evening
Pay Zakat (charity) 2.5% of your earning
- Zakat/tax: imposed on wealth such as many cows,goats, and camels.
- Zakat fitr: imposed on every Muslim to pay during Ramadan. ~ Reasons why they pay Zakat
- Allah says in the Quran, with every wealth one aquired, there is a part of it that belongs to the needy or poor.
- Allah promises that every cent paid for zakat will increase one's wealth eventually.
Fasting, ( fast sunrise to sunset) on the 9th month of the Islamic year
- to obey Allah's injunction
- to practice the tradition
- to learn how to to attain piety
- to reap the full reward of the Night of Power
Night of Power: the night in which the first revelations of Islam and the prophethood of Muhammad began. It is the celebration of the arrival of the Qur'an.
- to show Muslims how to get their past sins forgiven.
- to show that fasting is the epitome of the five pillars.
Haj, pilgrimage to Mecca (at least once in your life)
-consists of many ceremonies meant to symbolize the essential concepts of the Islamic faith.
-to commemorate the trials of the Prophet Abraham and his family.
-Prophet Muhammed had said if the Hajj is performed properly the person will return as a newly born baby.
-It enables Muslims from all around the world to come together and worship one God together.
Kaaba: A cube shaped structure built by the prophets as a house of worship.
When praying all Muslims must face in the direction of the Kaaba.
Islamic religion
5 pillars of Islam
- Belief in Allah, the one and only true god
- belief in angels- belief in divine books of Allah
- belief in all prophets
- belief in the day of judgement
- belief in predestination
- To pray (salah) 5 times a day, facing the Kaaba
- pre- dawn- noon
- afternoon
- sunset
- evening
- Pay Zakat (charity) 2.5% of your earning
- Zakat/tax: imposed on wealth such as many cows,goats, and camels.- Zakat fitr: imposed on every Muslim to pay during Ramadan.
~ Reasons why they pay Zakat
- Allah says in the Quran, with every wealth one aquired, there is a part of it that belongs to the needy or poor.
- Allah promises that every cent paid for zakat will increase one's wealth eventually.
- Fasting, ( fast sunrise to sunset) on the 9th month of the Islamic year
- to obey Allah's injunction- to practice the tradition
- to learn how to to attain piety
- to reap the full reward of the Night of Power
Night of Power: the night in which the first revelations of Islam and the prophethood of Muhammad began. It is the celebration of the arrival of the Qur'an.
- to show Muslims how to get their past sins forgiven.
- to show that fasting is the epitome of the five pillars.
- Haj, pilgrimage to Mecca (at least once in your life)
-consists of many ceremonies meant to symbolize the essential concepts of the Islamic faith.-to commemorate the trials of the Prophet Abraham and his family.
-Prophet Muhammed had said if the Hajj is performed properly the person will return as a newly born baby.
-It enables Muslims from all around the world to come together and worship one God together.
Kaaba: A cube shaped structure built by the prophets as a house of worship.
When praying all Muslims must face in the direction of the Kaaba.
sunnah.org/ibadaat/fasting/fast.html
www.thefivepillarsofislam.net
www.religious tolerance.org/instal.htm
islam.about.com/cs/prayer/a/prayer_times.htm